Acknowledgements

Table 19 shows that public participation from the five buffer villages (Wonorejo, Sumber Waru, Sumber Anyar, Bajul Mati, and Watu Kebo) is low level

Classification of public participation in forestry management in Baluran National Park.

Based on the research findings, several conclusions can be stated as follows. Public welfare is the most important factor in forest management. Especially in the Baluran National Park, that the public welfare is the main factor affecting public participation. That is why, the public participation will increase if: (1) there is a good relationship between the forest institution connectedness and local people and make them welfare and better in their life than before; (2) the forest institution provide incentive participation program that can increase the local people's

welfare and better in their life; (3) there is a good social capital that can increase the

monitoring. Classification of public participation in forestry management in the

Based on the findings of this study, the following recommendations are pro-

1. The forest institution of Baluran National Park should improve its relationship between the institution connectedness and local people. Because of this, the

2. The forest institution should increase the incentive participation program (incentive participation program of training), because it effects the level of

3. The social capital should be improved to create the local people's welfare by giving incentive participation program of training in order to improve the

Baluran National Park shows that the public participation needs to be

institution should know what the local people needs.

skills, experiences and productivity of local people;

local people's welfare because they are more having skills, experiences and productivity; (4) the public welfare always increase and make their life better; (5) public welfare is the most important factor to increase public participation in forest management; (6) the contribution of nontimber forest product (NTFP) to family income getting increased; (7) the forest institutions give opportunities to member of forestry community training center in the forestry planning program, implementing program, benefit sharing, and evaluation and

at 47.1%, the middle level at 33.5%, and high level 19.4%.

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4. Conclusions

Table 19.

increased (19.4%).

posed:

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5. Policy recommendations

public participation;

We first thank Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education and Training Ministry of Finance (LPDP), The Republic of Indonesia funding my study in doctoral management and business, University of Brawijaya. We thankful also to the professionals involved in forest management in the Baluran National Park, and the local key informants, who shared their views and experiences for this research.
